COMOC Group: Centre for Ordered Materials, Organometallics and Catalysis

The COMOC Research Group at Ghent University, directed by Prof. dr. Pascal Van Der Voort (FRSC), is an internationally leading laboratory specializing in the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of advanced porous materials including Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), and mesoporous silicas for heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and sustainable separations.

Key Research Areas

• Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs): Photoenzymatic platforms, gold recovery from electronic waste, H2O2 photosynthesis, and electrosynthesis.
• Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Defect engineering in Zr-MOFs (UiO-66), bimetallic active sites, and low-symmetry linkers for isotope separation.
• Heterogeneous & Plasma Catalysis: Non-thermal plasma catalytic decomposition of VOCs, Guerbet reactions, and ozone-assisted catalytic oxidations.
• Gas & Vapor Sorption: High-pressure methane and hydrogen storage, CO2 capture, and pore architecture design.

Principal Investigator

Prof. dr. Pascal Van Der Voort (FRSC) • Senior Full Professor • h-index 71+ • >426 A1 publications.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1248-479X | LinkedIn: Pascal Van Der Voort

Analytical Equipment & Services

Powder X-ray Diffraction (PXRD Bruker D8 Advance with in situ HTK1200N chamber), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS S-Probe), Nitrogen/Argon Physisorption (Quantachrome Quadrasorb & Autosorb-iQ), High-Pressure Sorption (iSorb HP1), in situ FTIR, Kaiser 532 nm Dispersive Raman, and Thermo Flash 2000 Elemental Analysis.

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